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In first in-person contact, US officials met Syria's HTS in Damascus

U.S. diplomats visiting Damascus held Washington's first in-person official meetings with Syria's new de facto rulers led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham on Friday and discussed with the former al Qaeda affiliate the future of Syria's political transition.

Al-Monitor · 10h

US drops bounty for Syria's new leader after Damascus meeting

Washington is scrapping a long-standing reward for the arrest of Syria's new leader, a senior U.S. diplomat said Friday, following "positive messages" from a first meeting that included a promise to fight terrorism.

LA Times on MSN · 14h

U.S. holds first meeting with rebels in charge of Syria

Senior U.S. diplomats traveled to Damascus Friday and held a first-ever meeting with the rebels who toppled longtime dictator Bashar Assad. Washington officially regards the rebel group as terrorists.

US concedes it has double number of troops in Syria

CNN on MSN · 1d

US concedes it has double the number of troops in Syria as Biden sends officials to Damascus

The Pentagon announced the US currently has “approximately 2,000” troops in Syria, more than double the previously disclosed number of 900, a Defense Department spokesperson said at a press briefing on Thursday.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Pentagon Says It Doubled the Number of US Troops in Syria Before Assad's Fall

The United States has more than doubled the number of its forces in Syria to fight the Islamic State group — a dramatic increase that the Pentagon revealed Thursday, acknowledging that the added troops have been there for months or even more than a year.

NBC News on MSN · 1d

The number of U.S. troops in Syria has doubled, Pentagon discloses

In a surprise announcement, the Pentagon disclosed on Thursday that U.S. officials have doubled the number of American troops in Syria to support the fight against ISIS.

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The Associated Press on MSN · 6h

Sectarian violence in Syria has been less intense than feared since Assad’s ouster

The toppling of Bashar Assad has raised tentative hopes that Syrians might live peacefully and as equals after a half century of authoritarian rule.

The Boston Globe · 1d

US diplomats and hostage envoy in Syria on first visit since Assad ouster

The team is also the first group of American diplomats to formally visit Syria in more than a decade since the US shuttered its embassy in Damascus in 2012.

Yahoo · 22h

Biden hostage envoy in Syria amid push to find missing American Austin Tice

U.S. diplomats have arrived in Syria for the first known face-to-face talks with the country's new leaders following the collapse of the Assad regime earlier this month. One of the goals is to find missing American journalist Austin Tice.

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U.S. to lift $10M bounty on de facto Syrian leader's head

The U.S. is set to remove the $10 million bounty it had placed on de facto Syrian leader Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the head of ...

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Jaw-dropping moment Syrian translator finds anguished message written by his missing relative on wall of Damascus prison

Syrian producer Mohammad al-Shebli was helping to translate the anguished messages scrawled on cell walls by prisoners of the brutal Assad regime made a heart-wrenching discovery.

Damascus gathering calls for broad participation in new Syrian government

Hundreds of Syrian protesters gathered Thursday at Umayyad Square in Damascus for the first time since the fall of Bashar ...

Israel’s Expanded Perch on Syrian Border Puts Damascus in Its Sights

Israel’s military has seized a strategic mountain top in its contested border area with Syria and advanced on positions ...

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Syrian rebels claim Damascus ‘liberated’ as Assad regime’s defenses crumble

Syrian rebels appear to have entered the capital Damascus after facing scant resistance from regime forces, as President ...

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Biden praises regime change in Syria after rebels capture Damascus

A coalition of Syrian rebels say they have toppled the government of President Bashar al-Assad and captured the Syrian ...

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Erdogan Signals Turkish Action in Northern Syria Against US-Backed Groups

Following the fall of Assad's regime, tensions across the Middle East have continued to remain high prompting concerns from ...

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